Lead Product Owner

Ensure that the product owner team's priorities are aligned with the company's overarching business strategy and objectives. Lead the development and communication of the low level product roadmap in collaboration with senior leadership.

Lead quarterly and sprint planning sessions, ensuring that the product roadmap is clearly communicated and that all team members are aligned on priorities based on customer needs, market research and stakeholder input.

Collaborate with other Lead Product Owners and the wider and the wider with engineering, design, marketing, and sales teams to remove/navigate blockers and deliver high-quality products on time and adhering to consistency and alignment across the broader product portfolio.

Champion Agile and Scrum best practices within the team, driving continuous improvement and fostering collaboration across engineering, design, and product teams.

Ensure that the correct prioritizations of the product backlog in alignment with commercial KPI's and wider business requirements, balancing the delivery of customer-facing features with technical improvements and debt.

Track and analyze key product metrics, ensuring continuous improvement in product features and team performance. Regularly report on progress to senior leadership, providing insights and recommendations based on data-driven analysis.

Stay updated on industry trends, competitive products, and technological advancements to continuously innovate and ensure the product meets market demands.

Act as the lead for agile processes within the product owner team, promoting Scrum best practices and ensuring efficient sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives.

Support the team in defining user stories, acceptance criteria, and ensuring alignment to the product vision.

Collaborate with engineering and design teams to ensure that features are delivered on time, within scope, and with high quality. Facilitate cross-functional communication and remove roadblocks to ensure smooth product delivery.

Identify potential risks, dependencies, and obstacles that could impact product delivery. Develop contingency plans and manage expectations with stakeholders.

Manage, mentor, and develop a team of Product Owners, regularly providing feedback, supporting training and career development for the team, ensuring they have the skills and knowledge needed to succeed

Lead by example in fostering a high-performance culture of innovation, collaboration, accountability, personal development and continuous improvement within the product team.

Conduct regular performance reviews, defi ne and set key success measures (KPI’s) and set clear objectives (OKR’s) and performance expectations, ensuring individual and team alignments with business area goals.

Ensure regular insight into your teams performance by obtaining feedback on your teams individual and collective performance ensuring that this is incorporated in regular performance reviews, acknowledging and celebrating successes, and providing constructive feedback and identifying opportunities for growth and development.

Build and maintain a succession plan to mitigate single points of failure.

Ensure that the team is adequately resourced and well-balanced, identifying skill gaps and working with HR to fi ll them where necessary.

Cultivate an open and inclusive environment where team members feel empowered to contribute ideas, collaborate eff ectively, and perform at their best.

Strong experience in managing and leading product teams. Proven ability to mentor, motivate, and grow team members while fostering a collaborative work environment.

In-depth knowledge of agile methodologies (particularly Scrum), with experience in implementing and optimising agile processes within product teams.

Expert understanding of product management processes, including product lifecycle management, user research, backlog prioritization, and stakeholder engagement.

Ability to connect the product vision with the broader business strategy. Strong capability in translating business goals into actionable product roadmaps and initiatives.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Ability to present complex ideas clearly and persuasively to executives, team members, and cross-functional partners.

Strong understanding of technology trends, software development processes, and data-driven product management. Ability to work closely with engineering teams and understand technical requirements and limitations.

Awareness of market trends, customer needs, and competitive landscapes, with the ability to adapt product strategy accordingly.

Confident decision-maker with the ability to analyze complex problems, weigh risks, and make informed choices.

Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and adapt to changing business needs.

Competitive Salary: circa £75,000 – £85,000 per annum (based on capability, and experience)